Thanks Russ. It's not bad, definitely better than the stream. I don't
think it's enough better to warrant my spending the money but I sure
apreciate the demo. I'll certainly hang on to it for future reference. Lou
----- Original Message -----
From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 12:34 PM
Subject: Re: down loaded QST
> Here's a demo I recorded directly from the book sense. Let me know what
> you
> think.
> http://www.sendspace.com/file/cgixwk
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 9:14 AM
> Subject: Re: down loaded QST
>
>
>>I checked a demo online Russ but, as I recall I wasn't blown away by it.
>> However, I really need to give it a more thorough listen. Lou
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 12:08 PM
>> Subject: Re: down loaded QST
>>
>>
>>> Have you ever heard neospeech? Like the stream, the book sense gives
>>> you
>>> the choice of a male or female voice.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 9:02 AM
>>> Subject: Re: down loaded QST
>>>
>>>
>>>> My issue with the stream synthesizer is mainly inflection. Samantha
>>>> doesn't
>>>> have much but the biggest problem is that her inflection after a comma
>>>> is
>>>> the same as it is after a period. Tom's voice does somewhat better but
>>>> it
>>>> seems to me with today's technology, they ought to be able to do better
>>>> than
>>>> that. Guess it's a matter of keeping the price reasonable. Anyway, I
>>>> know
>>>> it's a very subjective thing. Lou
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 10:47 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: down loaded QST
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> The Book sense uses neospeech as it's synthesizer. It's better than
>>>>> the
>>>>> one
>>>>> in the stream. The book sense also has a clock and alarm I like very
>>>>> much.
>>>>> And for those of you who are a member of Itunes, the book sense will
>>>>> directly play those files.
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 2:34 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: down loaded QST
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Russ,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'd be especially interested in your thoughts in general concerning
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> differences between the 2. I have a stream and don't really forsee
>>>>>> switching unless there's a really compelling reason to do so. I'd
>>>>>> especially like to hear your thoughts on the synthesizer in the book
>>>>>> sense
>>>>>> as compared with the one in the stream. Lou
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 11:19 AM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: down loaded QST
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> When you get it, I'd be interested in your impressions. I'm
>>>>>>> particularly interested to know if the book sense is louder on its
>>>>>>> internal speaker than the stream.
>>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>> 73
>>>>>>> Butch Bussen
>>>>>>> wa0vjr
>>>>>>> open Node 3148
>>>>>>> Las Vegas
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Fri, 10 Jul 2009, Russ Kiehne wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It sounds like you are really enjoying your Stream. I sold my Icom
>>>>>>>> r75
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> buy a Book Sense. I'll have it today. I'll now have both a Stream
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> book
>>>>>>>> sense.
>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>> From: "Bill Deatherage" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 2:50 PM
>>>>>>>> Subject: down loaded QST
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hello every one,
>>>>>>>>> It has been a while since I had any thing worth writing about.
>>>>>>>>> Not
>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>> =
>>>>>>>>> lot has been going on with me in the radio field. But I have
>>>>>>>>> purchased
>>>>>>>>> =
>>>>>>>>> a Victor Stream and am now signed up for talking books. The first
>>>>>>>>> thing
>>>>>>>>> =
>>>>>>>>> I down loaded was the QST. I checked the stream and it is on
>>>>>>>>> there.
>>>>>>>>> Thank you to every on on the list who told me about the stream and
>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>> =
>>>>>>>>> this was possible. when I heard that I could down load the QST
>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>> read
>>>>>>>>> =
>>>>>>>>> the articles I wanted and skip the ones That didn't interest me I
>>>>>>>>> then
>>>>>>>>> =
>>>>>>>>> decided that I wanted to get that technology. So thanks to every
>>>>>>>>> one
>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>> =
>>>>>>>>> the list.
>>>>>>>>> Bill
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>
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